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Leadership Guide to Using Digital Tools for Connecting with Elected Representatives

 September 25, 2024

The Samara Centre for Democracy guide Digital Opportunities: A Civil Society Leadership Guide to Using Digital Tools for Connecting with Elected Representatives highlights the rewards of online digital engagement, gives tips on how to engage politicians effectively online

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Watch “How to talk policy and influence people”: with Dr Bruce Perry

 August 31, 2024

In this episode of “How to talk policy and influence people”, Jane Mulcahy  speaks with world-renowned child psychiatrist, neuroscientist and author Dr Bruce Perry about the challenges of presenting important knowledge about the human condition to policy-makers and having them act upon it appropriately or, indeed, at all.

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Digital Opportunities: Connecting with Elected Representatives

 August 31, 2024

Learn more about why you should invest in digital engagement, what good digital engagement looks like and what digital engagement tools you should use.

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Sparking Change: 3 Ways to Engage in Advocacy (Imagine Canada)

 August 28, 2024

Trying to spark change and advance policy priorities, even in a small way, is a challenging task for any nonprofit organization but your voice matters, and it deserves to be heard by decision-makers. By engaging in advocacy, you can create the change you want to see in the world.

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2024 Alberta Budget Analysis (ECVO The Nonprofit Vote)

View a break down of the 2024 Provincial Budget with Melissa Caoette from the ECVO Nonprofit Vote

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Maytree's Social Assistance Summaries for Territories and Provinces & Welfare in Canada Report

 July 9, 2024

To support your advocacy efforts, find the latest data for the number of social assistance recipients and welfare incomes in every province and territory

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ALIGN's Anonymous Agency Example of Key Message Usage

 June 13, 2024

ALIGN has developed Key Messages to use when speaking with the MLAs, Ministers, and other Government parties such as contract specialists. These Key Messages are designed to be personalized and adjusted to meet the needs of your individual agency.

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ALIGN’s Government Relations Key Messages and Election Strategy

ALIGN's Key Message and Election Strategy 2023 inclusive of sustainable funding, keeping services in the community and ensuring vulnerable Albertans have access to the services they need

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Children & Families Data Lifecycle and Demographic Datapedia

 June 11, 2024

PolicyWise has created the Data Lifecycle as a resource. It can be used to help think about how to collect meaningful, useful, and well-managed data. Explore each section to learn more about the iterative phases of the data lifecycle.

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